Born on this day: Gene Fullmer
Not too many fighters can claim to have defeated the best fighter in the universe two times in four fights....
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Fight Report: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Kid Gavilan 2
The Sugar Ray Robinson Special Issue (July 2021) is available for purchase at The Ring Shop. “SUGAR” RAY’S RING MASTERY STANDS...
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Best I Covered – Larry Merchant
Boxing fans will know Larry Merchant for his outspoken and candid views on HBO Sports for over 35-years, where he...
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Joey Giardello’s win over old Sugar Ray did have historical implications
It was a fight not deemed important enough to be shown on television or even carried on radio. One fighter...
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Dougie’s Friday Mailbag (Canelo vs. Billy Joe Saunders, Old Badasses)
CANELO VS. SAUNDERS Hi Dougie, I was reading previews of this weekend's Canelo vs Saunders fight, and the consensus of opinion seems...
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Sugar Ray Robinson special issue available on Digital now
We at The Ring have been blown away by readers' feedback on the special issues we've put out in the...
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Dougie’s Friday Mailbag (Roy Jones Jr., Robinson and Ali vs. the best, role models)
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS Hi Dougie, I found myself in a YouTube wormhole the other night when I should have been asleep and watched a...
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Carmen Basilio-Sugar Ray Robinson 2: Warfare never to be seen again
A lot has happened in boxing over the past 63 years. Much change has been initiated. Where once there were...
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Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta VI: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre 70 years later
Seventy years ago today, one of boxing's most celebrated rivalries came to a emphatically violent end, an end that confirmed...
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Dougie’s Friday Mailbag (Ali-Frazier I and III, Deontay Wilder, extended win streaks)
THE GREATEST AND SMOKIN’ JOE Hi Dougie, Congrats to ‘The Fight of the Century’ Special Edition output. Very excited about it and...
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